SOCIAI JUSTICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT — The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (2007)

SOCIAI JUSTICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT Mantralay 1, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 23rd June 2010. NOTIFICATION * MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SEMIOR Cimizens RuLk, 2010. No. OAH-2009/C.R.46/Sudhar-1:- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (56 of 2007), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules, namely:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Shorttitle—These rules may be called the Maharashtra Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2010. Definitions.—(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "Act" means the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (No. 56 of 2007); - (b) “section means” a section of the Act; (c) "application" means an application made to a Tribunal under section 5; (d) "blood relations" in the relation to 2 male and a female inmate, means father-daughter, mother-son, and brother-sister (not cousins); (e) "Conciliation Officer" means any person or representative of an organization registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or any other law for the time being in force, and also includes Maintenance Officer designated under section 18; (f) "Department" means the Social Justice and Special Assistance Department of Government; (g) "District Magistrate" means the District Magistrate and includes Additional District Magistrate of the District; (k) “Form” means a Form appended to these rules; (i) "inmate", in relation to an old age home, means a senior citizen duly admitted to reside in such a home ; (/) "opposite party" means the party against whom an application for maintenance has been filed under section 4; i |